He writes about his life during the war and how he felt, why he waited to write and how about his feelings. He is very expressive. Sep 20, Becki Basley rated it liked it Shelves: I have to say you could tell right away that this book was written by someone very reluctant to tell their story. He presents an interesting point of view often letting the scientist he is show through.
He also is the second Holocaust survivor I have read who does not approve of the tourist cleansing of the concentration camps.
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He felt specifically that lime should have been poured on the ground to keep it as grassless as it was when he was an inmate there. Its really understandable why he feels I have to say you could tell right away that this book was written by someone very reluctant to tell their story. Its really understandable why he feels the way he does. He also covers the end of the war and how after he was reunited with his father, they did not talk about what had happened.
That he hid from the parts of his life that were bad and refused to remember them. He went on to be a very well knowned physicist and it's interesting to see how his life led him to that career choice. It's definitely a new perspective on what I have read previously so I would recommend it. Jun 10, Ani Avakumova rated it it was amazing.
I haven't read much of this kind of books, although I love real stories narrated, not just fiction. In comparison with others I have read, this one is almost the best, but only as regarding the authenticity which I appreciate the most.
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I must say that everytime I expect something more cruel, extreme, disturbing, more details and more than we all know from general knowledge about Holocaust, because those are emotions I seek and look for in this genre and promptly I find myself in a state of ''I ha I haven't read much of this kind of books, although I love real stories narrated, not just fiction. I must say that everytime I expect something more cruel, extreme, disturbing, more details and more than we all know from general knowledge about Holocaust, because those are emotions I seek and look for in this genre and promptly I find myself in a state of ''I haven't had enough and need to know more about it''.
This one was not an exception. The compensation for which I give 5 stars, is that I felt the story real also due to the photographs included in the book and partly because we know the writer was already old when he wrote the memoires. Dec 15, Nicole rated it it was amazing. Truly worthwhile read for anyone looking to educate themselves on the particulars of the holocaust, from the experience of a teenager. Although he wrote his memoirs later in life, the accuracy and poignancy of the authors recollections make the reader believe he is describing current events.
The style of writing is frank and deliberate, omitting nothing of the gruesome details of the camps and death marches, but has odd moments of tongue in cheek humor, making this read unique and also perfectly Truly worthwhile read for anyone looking to educate themselves on the particulars of the holocaust, from the experience of a teenager.
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The style of writing is frank and deliberate, omitting nothing of the gruesome details of the camps and death marches, but has odd moments of tongue in cheek humor, making this read unique and also perfectly paced. Highly recommend, especially for those looking to break their teeth on a novel not too graphic. Dec 14, Jeanette D Lucas rated it really liked it.
Jul 15, Erin Woodall rated it it was amazing Shelves: I enjoyed this memoir. He tells his story so matter of fact and not full of anger or hatred. It was good to read the outcome of his life after so much hardship in the beginning.
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Jan 29, Katie rated it liked it Shelves: It was intense, but I enjoyed it though I did think it ended a bit abruptly. Feb 21, Hannah rated it really liked it Shelves: I am kicking myself for not writing down some of my favorite quotes from this book before I returned it to the library. Weinberg has such a distinct, fresh writing style, which is interesting considering you'd think it'd be exactly the opposite based on stereotypes about physicists.
He shared unique details about his life before the war, in the ghettos, and then throughout the three concentration camps he was in. One of the details I hadn't really considered in camp life was the sleep deprivatio I am kicking myself for not writing down some of my favorite quotes from this book before I returned it to the library.
One of the details I hadn't really considered in camp life was the sleep deprivation that he and other prisoners experienced, as they were in a labor camp and forced to rise very early for roll calls, then sleep in very cramped positions in their bunks after hard labor on little food.
Sometimes the story could be a bit disjointed or hard to follow, but I think in a way that was a product of his memories being fragmented rather than only his writing ability which he explains by discussing how part of his survival strategy was to see without seeing and hear without hearing His frank assessment of how he is always glad that he survived but never proud was sobering and thought-provoking in his recognition of the the myriad of small choices he made each day that contributed to his own survival while possibly being to the detriment of another's.
It was so sad to read that he wasn't able to fully finish this book before he died May 22, Edith rated it liked it Shelves: Boy emerges from Buchenwald in upon liberation by the American army and is one of the few children who actually survived five concentration camps. This is a short book written in very broad strokes. He learned to "look without seeing, listen without hearing and smell without taking in what was aroun Boy emerges from Buchenwald in upon liberation by the American army and is one of the few children who actually survived five concentration camps.
He learned to "look without seeing, listen without hearing and smell without taking in what was around" him. He does not record minute details. He only wrote this piece at the age of 82 because of the urging of several people who persuaded him in the belief that he owed it to his children and grandchildren to put down his wartime experience.
I am certain he only recorded this brief chronology out of a sense of obligation. With the exception of his father who was in England trying to arrange for his wife and two sons to join him, he lost all his family in the camps. He was eventually reunited with his father in England and became a notable physicist. He died in December at the age of 84 soon after this book was published.
May 18, Christine Fay rated it really liked it Shelves: In my view, we, the survivors, are all somewhat compromised. We did not sacrifice our lives so that others might perhaps stand a slightly better chance of living. As it is, survival feels less like a heroic act than like having won a lottery against truly astronomical odds. Having gone on to accomplish great things in the world of Physics, this memoir chronicles his life as he was forced out of formal education and into the death camps as a laborer.
I guess after 65 years of trying to forget what happened, it did him good to purge his memory of the time by putting it to paper. An easy and accessible read. Jun 02, Lori rated it really liked it Shelves: This is a short book telling the story of Felix Weinberg's experiences in not one but five concentration camps, the death march he was forced to walk and his liberation and reunion with his father at age It's an interesting story told by Felix but at the same time told with a certain detachment.
He doesn't dwell on horrific instances very much but when he relates a particular memory it is that much more poignant and awful simply because it's told in such a matter of fact way. I often go throug This is a short book telling the story of Felix Weinberg's experiences in not one but five concentration camps, the death march he was forced to walk and his liberation and reunion with his father at age I often go through spurts of holocaust related reading and as a result I've read many, many books told by many, many survivors.
This one now stands out, in part, because of Felix's views on the experience and the memoirs of it. May 16, Dana rated it it was ok Shelves: I have nothing truly against the author, I feel mislead in thinking I was going to read a memoir about his full experiences during the holocaust. Instead, I was given repetitive counts of blanking out with a few memories of events and mainly reason behind writing the book.
I don't read memoirs to see why you decided to write a book, I read them to learn about others life experiences. I feel sorry 7 years of his life were in the holocaust, I feel there could have been more inform Really 2. I feel sorry 7 years of his life were in the holocaust, I feel there could have been more information in this book. This is not a book I would recommend to anyone who wants to learn more or hear accounts from survivors. Aug 04, Elgin rated it liked it. A very interesting and insightful book by Physicist Felix Weinberg about his teenage years in a Nazi concentration camp.
Weinberg's memories of his Holocaust days are vivid and he does a very good job of communicating the horrors as seen through the eyes of a youngster, in particular recounting the things that helped him survive. Weinberg had a tremendous will to live and several "lucky" incidents that spared him from becoming one of the murdered Jews. Apr 09, Teckla rated it liked it. I have to be honest. I was unable to finish reading this book because I had checked it out from the library.
It was a new book and I failed to read it fast enough. I tried to renew it but wasn't allowed to. I guess there is a waiting list for the book so I had to give return it. What I had read so far was pretty good though. I got as far as the part where the father was in London and the mother was unable to come up with the proper paers to get her and the family out safe. Jun 25, Bjipson rated it really liked it Shelves: A relatively short and not-too-graphic memoir by a Czech who, to his own amazement, lived through time in Terezin, Auschwitz, and Buchenwald, and then spent the rest of his life in England.
This tells of his idyllic childhood, the Holocaust and his time spent on a work crew during the war, and a brief description of the time after the war. Approachable, this will definitely join the candidates for the 8th grade Justice class options. This one is different than many Holocaust stories. Felix suffered through a large number of the camps.
He states how he doesn't want to remember or discuss what happened, but his story is so eloquently told. You also gets to see what becomes of him after he is liberated and the lasting effects of not having a social life and no education. I am so glad he put his story on paper before he passed away. A quick read that will have you thinking long into the future.
Jun 22, eLLen rated it liked it. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I felt the author had intense memories and amazing survival skills. He does write with a dry sense of humor but also seems a little reserved with affection toward his father. I could feel the sadness and unresolved issues lurking in his memoir. These were coined later, by outsiders. As Nazi persecutions grew in intensity, young Felix's father went to England to obtain travel papers to allow the family to emigrate from Czechoslovakia.
But they never made it out of Prague. Felix spent the next three years in a series of concentration camps - Terezi n, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Blechhammer, Gross-Rosen and Buchenwald - and survived the Death March from Blechhammer in The book is a meditation on memory and of how to forget, and how the Holocaust remains an event at the center of historical debate. The Best Books of Check out the top books of the year on our page Best Books of Product details Format Hardback pages Dimensions x x Looking for beautiful books?
Visit our Beautiful Books page and find lovely books for kids, photography lovers and more. Review quote "All those who care about the proper documenting of this horrendous era must be grateful to Felix Weinberg for giving us this insightful and ultimately uplifting account.
Despite having no formal education since the age of twelve, he graduated as an external student and later become the first Professor of Combustion Physics at Imperial College.